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Education, health services, and communication in Inner Mongolia
 Inner Mongolia has 19 universities, 106 polytechnical schools, 15,394 middle and primary schools of which 3,100 are schools for national minorities like the Mongolians. The teaching staff count is 471,197 professors, teachers, and associates.
There are 5,039 medical units with 64,000 hospital beds, operated by a total staff of 103,000. The area publishes sixteeen party newspapers, as well as 32 professional newspapers. Of the 149 magazines published, 47 are written in the Mongolian language. Book printing is done by seven publishing houses.
Inner Mongolia has 1,034 radio and television stations, including transmitter stations.The broadcasts cover 77% of the total area. By short wave radio, almost the total land is covered, except for ravines and mountain valleys.
In the countryside, the Mongolian herding people almost all have short wave radios powered by small wind generators. The Internet is widely spread all over the country. Offices, schools and many families own a pc with access to the Internet. In recent years, small internet cafés started even in remote villages.
Administrative Divisions
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has 4 governing cities: Hohhot, Baotou, Wuhai and Chifeng. The countryside is divided into 8 leagues (districts). These are Hulunbuir , Hinggan, Jirem, Xilingol, Ulanqab, Ikh Ju, Baynnur and Alxa. Capital city is Huhhot.
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Christianity Entered China in Eastern Han Dynasty
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When studying a batch of stone carvings of Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD), stored and exhibited in the Museum of Xuzhou Han Stone Carvings, Christian theology professor Wang Weifan was greatly surprised by some stone engravings demonstrating Bible stories and designs of early Christianity.
Further studies revealed that some of these engravings were made in 86 AD, or the third year under the reign of "Yuanhe" of Eastern Han Dynasty, 550 years earlier than the previously anticipated time of Christianity's entrance into China.
The 74-year-old professor, member of the Chinese Christian Council, showed reporters a number of photos he took of Han stone carvings and bronze basins. He also compared these designs composed of fish, birds, and animals demonstrating how God created the earth with Bible records.
Designs on these ancient stones display the artistic style of early Christian times also found in Iraq and the Middle East while bearing the characteristics of China's Eastern Han times.
The stone carvings, being important funeral objects, are mainly found in four Chinese cities, Xuzhou is one of them. It is reported that more than 20 intact Han tombs have been found, from which nearly 500 pieces of engraved stones were discovered.
Until recently it was globally assumed that Christianity was first introduced to China by a Syrian missionary named Alopen in 635 AD, the ninth year under the reign of "Zhenguan" of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD).
Some experts once raised doubts that Christianity may have entered China in an early time as the Eastern Han, but lacked evidence. Nevertheless, professor Wang's discovery serves to strongly back up the theory and his earlier works.
(People's Daily August 2, 2002)
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Nigerian Evangelist draws 89,000 in Outer Mongolia this summer
Pastor Charles Ndifon from Nigeria held evangelistic meetings this summer in Outer Mongolia’s three largest cities Ulan Bator, Darhan, and Erdenet. People flocked to the meetings by the thousands, witnessing powerful Bible teaching and healing of the sick by prayer. Alone in Ulan Bator, Mongolia’s capital, 25,000 listeners filled response cards which were handed out at the meetings. All want to know more about Jesus and the Christian faith. The follow-up is done by several Mongolian churches.
Mongolia, until 1989 a socialist country, has tremendous church growth. By 1990 there were only a few Christian believers in Mongolia and no church. Today 25,000, that is one percent of the total population, are Christians. They worship and meet in 170 churches and fellowships all over the central Asian Republic of Mongolia.
First Mongolian Christian Church in the USA
America has its first Mongolian Christian church in Denver, Colorado. It is the Amazing Grace Mongolian Church. Their building is located at 1630 East 14th Street. The telephone numbers are (303) 521-2661 or (720) 629-3141.
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